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🇰🇷 Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2025: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Tuesday, Jan 28South Korea

Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2025 falls on Tuesday, Jan 28. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 9 consecutive days off — a 2.3x return on your leave.

9
days off
4
PTO days
2.25x
efficiency
Jan 28 – Feb 5, 2025
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Tue, Jan 28Tuesday설날
Wed, Jan 29Wednesday설날
Thu, Jan 30Thursday설날
Fri, Jan 31FridayPTO
Sat, Feb 1SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Feb 2SundayWeekend
Mon, Feb 3MondayPTO
Tue, Feb 4TuesdayPTO
Wed, Feb 5WednesdayPTO

PTO days to book: Fri, Jan 31 · Mon, Feb 3 · Tue, Feb 4 · Wed, Feb 5

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
6.00x
6 days off (Jan 25 – 30, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
2.25x
9 days off (Jan 28 – Feb 5, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
2.25x
9 days off (Jan 22 – 30, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.88x
15 days off (Jan 22 – Feb 5, 2025) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2025Independence Movement Day 2025Children's Day 2025Buddha's Birthday 2025Memorial Day 2025Liberation Day 2025

Seollal (Lunar New Year) in other years

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